San Pedro de Atacama was our first stop in Chile, a country I had dreamed about visiting for years. I was especially looking forward to visiting this little desert town, packed with fun tours and activities. I’d allocated six full days there, to let us make the most of it. However, little did we know that when we crossed the border from Bolivia into Chile, our time...
Last Updated: October 2026 We knew our visit to the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia would be spectacular. We’d met so many travellers who raved about it, but nothing could have prepared us for just how incredible it really was. Even with our high expectations, the Salar de Uyuni completely blew us away! As the largest salt flats in the world, this seemingly endless...
Last Updated: October 2026 When in Bolivia, a lot of people head straight to the Uyuni Salt Flats and miss a very beautiful part of the country, the Sajama National Park. That’s a real shame because the Sajama National Park certainly shouldn’t be missed. With its magnificent Andean landscapes, this park is heaven for photographers and adventurers alike. There are...
Last Updated: October 2026 At around 3,640 metres above sea level, La Paz is one of the highest cities in the world and Bolivia’s fascinating administrative capital. Surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery, it’s a city unlike anywhere else we’ve visited. Traditional Aymara women in colourful bowler hats and layered skirts walk alongside busy street...
In October, we completed a huge milestone, one year of travelling full time! But we didn’t give ourselves too much time to celebrate as we exited Peru and headed down South into Bolivia and Chile. To date, our travels had been relatively peaceful, with only a few small incidents along the way. We were nearly refused entry into South Africa, broke down in the middle...
Last Updated: October 2026 Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world and stretches across the border between Peru and Bolivia. After spending five weeks exploring Peru, we finished our journey in Puno before crossing into Bolivia, with Copacabana as our first stop. We travelled with Bolivia Hop, which made the border crossing incredibly easy (read...
Peru is one of the most visited countries in Latin America. Why’s that? Well, it’s home to many natural treasures and it has such a huge range of things to do that you are unlikely to get bored. You’ll find a beautiful coastline, some stunning mountain scenery, the second deepest canyon in the world, the Amazon jungle and the world’s highest navigable body of water...
The Lost City of Machu Picchu needs no introduction. This pre-Columbian Inca site, located high up in the Andes, is for many people the highlight of Peru. You really can’t visit Peru without spending a day exploring this inspiring site. After looking at pictures of it for years, there is something magic about finally setting foot on Machu Picchu and seeing it with...
We always knew we wanted to visit Machu Picchu while in Peru but there was one thing that we weren’t quite sure about. Should we do it the easy way and take the train, or should we do it the hard way and hike there? When people talked about hiking the Inca Trail, I always thought that it wasn’t for me. For starters, I’m not a fan of camping. I was only 23 years old...
There is no denying that Peru is a culinary paradise. After travelling for three months through Ecuador and Colombia, it was nice to find some food that was a little “different”. But we enjoyed more than just Peruvian style food there. The standard of food, in general, was much higher than in other places we have visited so far in South America. Cusco was no...